Ectophosphatase activity in the early-diverging fungus Blastocladiella emersonii: Biochemical characterization and possible role on cell differentiation

Fungal Genetics and Biology : FG & B
André L Gomes-VieiraJ R Meyer-Fernandes

Abstract

Blastocladiella emersonii is an interesting model for studding the evolution of cell differentiation in eukaryotic cell because of its taxonomic position towards the base of the fungal phylogenetic tree and because it undergoes radical morphological and biochemical changes throughout its life cycle. In this work, we biochemically characterized a high alkaline phosphotyrosine phosphatase activity present on the cell surface (ectophosphatase) of B. emersonii. The ectophosphatase activity was strongly inhibited at acidic pH values as well as by specific phosphatase inhibitors, such as sodium orthovanadate and bpv-PHEN. In addition, the enzyme activity was modulated by the extracellular concentration of inorganic phosphate (Pi) present in both reaction mixture and culture medium. Phosphotyrosine was hydrolysed at the same extent of its analog, p-NPP, while the hydrolysis of phosphothreonine was 2-fold lower, suggesting that a phosphotyrosine ectophosphatase activity is present on the cell surface of B. emersonii. The ectophosphatase activity was also strongly inhibited by EGTA, indicating the participation of Ca2+ ions on catalysis. The hydrolysis of p-NPP was differentially regulated throughout the B. emersonii life cycle, suggest...Continue Reading

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